Accrued Convenience Claim Distribution Reserve

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Accrued Professional Service Provider Success Fees

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Professional Fees Paid

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Reinstatement Of Accounts Payable From Liabilities Subject To Compromise

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for professional fees, such as for legal and accounting services received.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Fresh Start Accounting - Changes in Accounts Payable (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Feb. 09, 2021
Reorganization, Chapter 11 [Line Items]
Net impact to accounts payable	$ 374	$ 308	$ 415
Reorganization Adjustments
Reorganization, Chapter 11 [Line Items]
Accrual of professional service provider success fees			38
Accrual of convenience claim distribution reserve			10
Accrual of professional service provider fees			5
Reinstatement of accounts payable from liabilities subject to compromise			2
Payment of professional fees			(31)
Net impact to accounts payable			$ 24